锲而不舍

鍥而不捨
qiè'érbùshě

to persevere; to continue doing something in a determined way and not give up

Wiktionary

Homographs

锲而不舍 qièérbùshě
  1. to chip away at a task and not abandon it (idiom); to chisel away at sth
  2. to persevere
  3. unflagging efforts

Entry Composition

=1 锲 qiè
  1. to cut
  2. to carve
  3. to engrave
  4. to chisel
  5. fig. to chisel away at
=1 锲 jiē
  1. (obsolete or dialectal) sickle
  2. sickle
2 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
3 不舍 bùshě reluctant to part with (sth or sb); unwilling to let go of